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706Destroying or concealing evidence
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706 Destroying or concealing evidence (1) A person commits an offence if the person destroys or conceals evidence with the intention of— (a) influencing a decision about starting a legal proceeding; or (b) influencing the outcome of a legal proceeding. destroy evidence includes— (a) mutilate or change evidence; and
(b) make evidence illegible, indecipherable or otherwise unable to be identified.